The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-03-02

what stupendous folly to place such
blubber-heads at the head, or even
at the other end of our public enter
prises and high schools. Don't you
know that your own boys, if exposed
to this dangerous malady, will be
inoculated with this deadly virus
and will soon become as big fools as
their teachers are? It is as conta-
gious as the seven year itch and a
great deal harder to cure. The
worst cases of the itch may be fin
ally subdued by the persistent use
of the proper remedies, such as red
hot birthstone, boiling tar, carbolic
acid baths, and then rub down with
coarse sand and sheet tightening
This treatment | say, if persisted in
may cure bad case of the itch. But
Solomon says you may bray Il fool
in a mortar and he will be a fool
still, he is beyond remedy, he is
hopeless. Solomon says SO and he
ought to know as he seems to have
studied him more than any other
man that ever lived He was very
hard, it is true, on the fool, but it
can't be helped now. And by the
way speaking Of that very large
class of our fellow mortals reminds me
of what [ saw in a recent issue of
the State Chronicle. Some turnkey
signing himself "Observer," making
a sickly attempt to be facetious at
the expense of an imaginary farmer
about the market in Raleigh. Sup
pose Solomon had caught "Obser-
ver' fooling around the market
place wouldn't he have given him
''goss." He deserves to have his
head rubbed by some "horny hand
of toir' until the bump Of 'fairness'
is better developed. 1t would not
bear very heavy pressure as no
doubt the sphenoidal and ethmoidal
bones which hold up his mental
super structure are thin like, and
might break in
But in spite of the sly cuts of
these g underlings" the late meet
ing of the farmers of North Carolina
was a grand success and will tell for
| SOOu oil OtCl CIlC lCtdCC
We long to see every county in
the State thoroughly organized and
Farmers Institutes held twice a
year in every county. There is no
measure that promises as much
immediate benefit to the common
farmer as the we'll conducted Insti-
tute.
They will impart mental stimu-
Ius which only comes of mental
friction, and will immensely pro
mote every agricultural industry,
and would in time put all of our
farmers to reading and thinking for
themselves. Let us every one do
our level best to make our institute
in Asheboro famous for good work.
We must make our farms more pro-
ductive, our homes more pleasant
and attractive and thereby keep our
young men or the farm, here in
North Carolina, that her vast re
sources may be developed and her
waste places made to rejoice. We
cordially welcome from abroad any
good people who may come among
US to live, but at the same time let
us pay more attention to our people
especially our young men, and offer
them inducements sufficient to cause
them to remain with u.s. Good work
and skillful, steady going will pay
here, as we'll as any where else.
Give them the practical training on
the farm and the school so that they
will be qualified to do something
and to do it aCeU
There is no trade or calling which
needs special training any more
than farmers do, to fit them for
their life's work. Let manufactures
have their due prominence, as they
are of absolute Importance in the
great work of building up our State.
Let the common schools multiply
and spread, give the teachers nor
NAL instruction the better to qualify
them for their important work, for
the Lord knows they need it if He
ever saw them in the school room
trying to teach.
The mountains may be tunneled,
railroads may be built and equipped.
You may heavily endow any college
and high school in the State, YOU